Tag Archives: Truffles

Truffles – RIP

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Helga

Friday It’s the hardest title to right, but today it happened. On Wednesday after her morning food and medication, Truffles stopped eating . I tried to get food down her and on Thursday managed to get her to eat three … Continue reading →

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Cleaning With Company….

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Helga

Saturday What went down at the van Niekerk’s today was unexpected. Mike and I both have asked, ‘what’s got into us?’ We have just got carried away spring cleaning. I think there are two things going on right now. The … Continue reading →

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Truffles Live Disease Update

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Helga

Thursday It’s been 3 weeks since I thought she was going to skip off into kitty heaven. After blood tests and a day at the vet, with medication prescribed and a diagnosis of liver disease, she’s done quite well since. … Continue reading →

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Home From Swellendam + a Video of Echo

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Helga

Sunday I did not sleep too well last night. It was hard to ignore the vibrant serenade of Swellendam toads. They produced a strange combination of what sounds like the squawk of an Egyptian goose followed quickly by a regular … Continue reading →

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Truffles Lives Another Day

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Helga

Monday I was up in the night tempting Truffles with chicken and water. When we woke up this morning, she seemed a bit better, even having a few sips of water on her own. By 8am I was sitting in … Continue reading →

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Truffles Failing Health

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Helga

Sunday For the last couple of years, I have come to a place of preparing myself for Truffles demise. She has been going through this awful cycle of  not eating and looking very poorly. I then lure her with tuna … Continue reading →

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Living Your Best Life

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Helga

Tuesday Living your best life. What does that mean? I think it probably means something different for all of us. One thing I know for sure is that God wants us to be happy. He doesn’t want us or like … Continue reading →

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Book and Movie

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Helga

Monday Today dawned cold and overcast. Mondays are always going to be busy work days unless I’ve worked on Sunday. As I didn’t yesterday, today was busy. But with rain and a cold wind blowing, I unplugged my laptop and … Continue reading →

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Ear Infection

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Helga

Thursday Today I went to my GP. It’s the first time since 2017 that I’ve needed to go to a GP. I’ve had a few issues with my left ear particularly but today when not only was it blocked and … Continue reading →

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Walk in the Park

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Helga

Saturday Whenever Mike and I walk to Fish Hoek to Peak Cafe for breakfast, we cut across the Fish Hoek library car park and scoot down past the tennis courts. Today as we went that way, we were surprised to … Continue reading →

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Getting Truffles to Eat

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Helga

Tuesday From time to time Truffles goes off her food. She started showing signs of this on Saturday. Yesterday she ate a little chicken – something she usually wolfs down and then didn’t want to eat for the rest of … Continue reading →

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Finally Electrically Safe

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Helga

I don’t know when our house was built but it probably was around 1971.  We have lived here since 1989 and the electrics are the originals. Ancient trip switches that won’t trip a thing. Yip, those are the originals. I … Continue reading →

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Neighbourhood Drama

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Helga

In our neighbourhood is a family who have a troubled son. Every now and again (most times late in the evening)  there is an explosion of banging, smashing and vile language.  Usually, it ends by the youngster storming off and … Continue reading →

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40 Days to 40 Years

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Helga

Saturday I am in the privileged position of knowing the day I came to know the Lord.  In 40 days time it will be 40 years. 17th July 1979. That day defined my future. Today, we had a wonderful breakfast … Continue reading →

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Truffles at the Vet

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Helga

No, she wasn’t sick. A few months ago she was due to get her annual shots – it was then that she got mauled and she had her tongue operated on. She has now fully recovered and yesterday I literally … Continue reading →

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